1964 Volkswagen Type 34 Ghia - Jay Leno's Garage

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• KW

  @kwahaus · 7 years ago

  Five words that will never come out of my mouth — “like my Bugatti over there...”

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• HE

  @HereIsMyOffer · 9 years ago

  Come to jay's garage, where jay will tell you all about your own car.

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• LA

  @larryfoster4455 · 9 years ago

  I had an auto restoration and detail business for 50 years.  Back in the mid 70's a young guy working for me got a type 34.  It had been brought back by a serviceman.  The car was silver with black/gray interior, very good shape.  I had a 1961 Plymouth Fury convertible at the same time (along with a dozen other cars, ya can't have just one) Park a type 34 next to a '61 Fury and a strange thing pops out.  Line for line it's the same styling.  After that I couldn't see a type 34 without thinking '61 Plymouth.   Then about 30 years ago was reading about the type 34 in a European magazine and read,   "Just as the original Karmann Ghia styling was taken from  a Chrysler dream car, the type 34 was styled after a pre-production 1961 Plymouth sent to Ghia to be turned into dream/show car that was seen in the studios and styled into the 34."  The article had a photo of the '61 Plymouth at Ghia with VW execs in the foreground looking at it,   My helper drove aggressively (he was 17) and flipped the car onto it's roof three times, each time restoring it beautifully with my help.   The last time he modified the suspension and lowered the car, but he nearly rolled it again and regretfully sold it.  Next car he got...a 1961 Plymouth Fury 2 door hardtop that he painted silver with a black and silver interior.   I never liked some styling elements of the '61 Plymouth, the type 34 made the styling work.                                                                L.R. Foster

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• CM

  @cmoore7700 · 4 years ago

  I gotta state the obvious.<br>This VW looks alot like a Corvair 2 door from the side.<br>I think its beautiful

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• 1S

  @1SaG · 9 years ago

  Karmann Ghias weren&apos;t &quot;Italian built&quot;. They were Italian <b>designed</b> (by Ghia) and built at the Karmann-plant in Osnabrück, Germany.

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• KA

  @kanervatie · 9 years ago

  I have a soft spot for this car. There is something in it.

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• NY

  @nygelmiller5293 · 5 years ago

  What these experts didn&apos;t realise was, that the rear luggage compartment can actually hold a medium sized suitcase, you just have to push it right to the back , because the luggage lid slopes slightly down where you open it.And the front luggage compartment will hold a large suitcase. BUT the cases must not be the thick ones of today! ALSO, and this is KEY: the reason why the luggage COMPARTMENTS are shallow, is because of the traditional Volkswagen suspension, designed originally on the Beetle, by Dr. Porsche. Transverse torsion bar tubes, which constantly adjust, so you don&apos;t need a hard ride, but the suspension means such cars are just as stable, as they are at 30 m.p.h.!

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• EN

  @en3usiastfortesque368 · 6 years ago

  Love these air-cooled cars......<br>VW&apos;s, Porsche&apos;s, Corvair&apos;s, Tatra&apos;s.......

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• VS

  @VS-zu8jk · 6 years ago

  I never knew about these until my kid reach me this funny looking convertible Hot Wheels.

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• IN

  @IncogNito-gg6uh · 4 years ago

  The 6V on my &apos;65 beetle worked flawlessly through the harshest midwest winters. &nbsp;No dimming lights. &nbsp;Always started.

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• SO

  @soyounoat · 9 years ago

  Two car guys having a good time with a cool car. A+

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• US

  @user-dl8yo3wv1t · 9 years ago

  It&apos;s been a while since I&apos;ve drooled so much over one car.

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